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TO ALLV WHOMIT MAY CONGERN:

Be it known that I, .loHN H. YATES, of BatavizaGonesee county, New York, have invented- Va new and useful improvement in Flat-Iron Heaters; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to m'ake and`use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a partial vertical section of my improved tiet-iron heater, taken in` theA line x x, `fig. 2, showing the internal arrangement of fines and supports for the irons.

Figure 2,` a t'op view.

Figure 3, a top view ofthe bnsedetached, with the deector in it.

Figure 4,' a detached movable grate.

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4This invention relates to an improvement in the constructionof flat-iron heaters, and consists in lforming a castiiron support to be set on astove, and enclosing a conical deilector, which is so arranged as to direct the heat in its passage up through the heater aga-inst the bottom of inclined planes on which the flat-irons are placed to be heated. The heater is provided with slotted flap-covers hinged to the top, which tit over the handleof the iron, and enclose it in the compartment in the side of the heater,`vto keep the heat in, and at the same time expose the handle of the iron to the air outside to keep it cool.

The advantages of my improved heater are, that it is portable, and occupies no more space on a stove thanv a pot or a kettle, and will heat six fiat-irons at a time; and the heat from the fire islso directed that it is effective, and saves fuel, while it is evenly distributed over the surface, and heats the irons quickly. It is alike applicable-to cook-stoves, heating stoves, und charcoal-furnaces, and the heat may be perfectly regulated.

A represents a hexagonal Vcast-iron basc,titted at the bottom to set the pot-hole of a stove or on the top of a'charcoal-furnace, whichl is provided with a movable grate, B, shown ing. 4, detahedthat may bev used with charcoal to make a fire in the bottom fof the hea-ter when desired, thus dispensing with fire in a stove in the summer. C represents an -upper Vsection of the heater, which is fitted to set upon the top of the 'base' A. It is pyramidal in form, and is divided bysix ribs, a a, into six compartments for receiving'the dat-irons, as shown in the drawings. These compartments are covered by ilaps b b, that are hinged at the top ofthe heater so that they may be'lifted uptolput the flat-irons in the compartments with their points upwards, and the flap-covers b b have slots Vc c'in their bottom, through which the handles/ot' the irons project, as shown in iig. 1, in red, and exposed to the air when in place-for heating. Enclosed in the upper and lower sections ot' the heater is a hol-A low cast-iron heat-deflector, D, made in the form of a truncated cene in the upper part,and an inverted cone in the lower part, which, when in place, leaves lues between the detlector and the bottoms of the dat-iron compartments 'between the rihs'a a, which thus receive all the heat-upon them in its passage through the heater, as will readily be understood. The section C terminates above'in a small pipe, E, which is provided with an ordinary perforated damper, d, to regulate the-heat. The pipe E may be'provided with ajoint of -pipe to connect with the pipe of astove, crdirect the smoke anywhere ont' of the way of the person using the'at-irons.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

y 1. The construction and arrangement of the base A, with or without'the grate B, upper pyramide] section @nre-sting upon the base and provided with slotted swinging doors b and partitions a. The' hollow deiiector D,vwithin'the;base A, and section C, 'forming hues between Athe ribs an. and inclined .bottoms of the lfiat-iron compartments, as herein set forth for the purpose specified.

2. The close flat-iron heater, ,when constructed as described, for being adapted to tit into thc pot-holes of a stove, substantially as"described.for the purpose specified. l

3. The Vcombination 'and arrangement ofithe base A, whose upper edge is adapted to support the atiron, n combination with the inclined dat-iron compartments formed Vin the section C, and 'provided 'with the/slottedA swinging cover b, as herein set forth for the purpose specified.4

The above specification of my invention signed by me this-1th day of February, 1867.

JOHN H. Yarns.

Witnesses:

H. S. Monsn, S; B. JosLYN. 

